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renku

renku noun: a form of Japanese poetry formed from linked haikus.

Noun

renku (plural renkus)

  1. A form of Japanese poetry formed from linked haikus.

Forms of renku

pluralrenkus

Origin of renku

Borrowed from Japanese 連句 (renku).

Questions about renku

What does renku mean?
Renku means a form of Japanese poetry formed from linked haikus.
What part of speech is renku?
Renku is a noun.
What is the plural of renku?
The plural of renku is renkus.

Words near renku in the dictionary

  1. renju
  2. Renk
  3. Renken
  4. Renkens
  5. Renks
  6. renku
  7. Renkum
  8. renminbi
  9. renminbis
  10. renminpi
  11. renminpis

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